Hearing loss decisions — 2003

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current diagnoses of any of the claimed conditions and there is no evidence linking these conditions to his active service.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's current right ear hearing loss is not related to his service and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claims for PTSD and bilateral hearing loss were denied. The Board found no verified stressor for PTSD, and the veteran did not have a compensable level of hearing loss.

The Board has granted service connection for left ear hearing loss, right knee disorder, and deviated nasal septum and rhinitis. The veteran's chronic headaches are not related to active service.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are due to acoustic trauma incurred during service, granting his claims for these conditions.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim of service connection for right ear hearing loss due to lack of a current disability under VA compensation standards. The Board also found that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for tremors, which will be addressed in a separate decision.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed right ear hearing loss and heart disorder are not related to his military service, thus denying both claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right ear hearing loss is a direct result of his active service and grants entitlement to service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a compensable disability rating, as his hearing acuity is currently at level I in one ear and level VI in the other. The benefit of increasing his disability rating for this condition was denied.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic bilateral hearing loss disability during service and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have right ear hearing loss disability for service connection purposes.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under the applicable VA rating schedule.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right ear sensorineural hearing loss is causally related to his active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right knee strain, scar, and hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability for which service connection can be granted, and therefore denied all three issues of bilateral otitis externa, bilateral hearing loss disability, and right knee disorder.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, decreased visual acuity, and a right knee disorder. The claim for increased rating of asbestosis was also denied.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a current disability associated with the left tympanic membrane perforation or hearing loss in service, and thus denied the veteran's claims for these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no new and material evidence to reopen his original claim of bilateral hearing loss and concluding that there was insufficient evidence linking tinnitus to military service.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated at 50 percent, which meets the criteria for a TDIU. The RO has granted an increased evaluation for his service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and higher ratings for his right toe disability and hearing loss were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, and that the veteran does not have actual loss of use of his right foot.